Tihamah coastal plain
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The Tihamah coastal plain is a hot, low-lying strip of land along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate and historical trade routes.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tihamah coastal plain canonical | 9 |
| Red Sea coastal plain | 4 |
| Barka coastal area | 1 |
| Hejaz and Tihamah coastal belt | 1 |
| Red Sea coast | 1 |
| Red Sea coastal belt | 1 |
| Tihama coast | 1 |
| Tihamah (Red Sea coastal plain) | 1 |
| Tihamah coastal plain (broad geographic area) | 1 |
| Tihamah plain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tihamah coastal plain Context triple: [Arabian Peninsula, contains, Tihamah coastal plain]
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A.
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula is a triangular land bridge between Africa and Asia, known for its desert landscapes, strategic location, and religious and historical significance.
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B.
Syrian Desert
The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
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C.
Rub al Khali
Rub al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter, is one of the world’s largest continuous sand deserts, covering much of the southern Arabian Peninsula with vast dunes and extreme arid conditions.
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D.
Dead Sea shore
The Dead Sea shore is the hypersaline coastline of the landlocked Dead Sea, renowned as the lowest exposed land on Earth and a major natural and tourist landmark in the Middle East.
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E.
Western Desert
The Western Desert is a sparsely populated arid region in northeastern Africa, primarily in Egypt and Libya, that was a major theater of combat during the North African Campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tihamah coastal plain Target entity description: The Tihamah coastal plain is a hot, low-lying strip of land along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate and historical trade routes.
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A.
Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula is a triangular land bridge between Africa and Asia, known for its desert landscapes, strategic location, and religious and historical significance.
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B.
Syrian Desert
The Syrian Desert is a vast arid plateau spanning parts of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, forming a major portion of the northern Arabian Desert region.
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C.
Rub al Khali
Rub al Khali, also known as the Empty Quarter, is one of the world’s largest continuous sand deserts, covering much of the southern Arabian Peninsula with vast dunes and extreme arid conditions.
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D.
Dead Sea shore
The Dead Sea shore is the hypersaline coastline of the landlocked Dead Sea, renowned as the lowest exposed land on Earth and a major natural and tourist landmark in the Middle East.
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E.
Western Desert
The Western Desert is a sparsely populated arid region in northeastern Africa, primarily in Egypt and Libya, that was a major theater of combat during the North African Campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal plain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borders | Red Sea ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Red Sea
ⓘ
Afro-Arabian Rift System ⓘ
surface form:
western escarpment of Arabian Shield
|
| climateType | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| elevationRange | near sea level ⓘ |
| extendsThrough |
western Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
western Yemen
|
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme heat
ⓘ
high humidity near coast ⓘ low-lying ⓘ narrow strip of land ⓘ salt flats ⓘ sandy plains ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
ⓘ
hot ⓘ humid ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
port trade
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Tihama
ⓘ
Tihamah coastal plain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tihamah plain
|
| hasRisk |
heat-related health stress
ⓘ
periodic flooding in wadis ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType |
coastal towns
ⓘ
fishing villages ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
coastal mangroves in some areas
ⓘ
sparse desert vegetation ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean trade
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea trade network
|
| influences | local Red Sea maritime climate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
caravan routes to interior of Arabia
ⓘ
extreme climate ⓘ historical trade routes ⓘ maritime trade along Red Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Red Sea ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Red Sea coast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hejaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Hejaz region
Red Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea coastal region
Hadhramaut ⓘ
surface form:
Yemeni coastal region
|
| runsAlong | western Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| traversedBy | historic pilgrimage routes to Mecca ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture in irrigated areas
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
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Subject: Tihamah coastal plain Description of subject: The Tihamah coastal plain is a hot, low-lying strip of land along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate and historical trade routes.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.